Flash Flood Warning 85, NWS Charleston, WV

Issued

Jun 23, 1996, 2:23 AM EDT (06:23 UTC)

Expired

Jun 23, 1996, 4:30 AM EDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Charleston, WV

Area

Whole counties

Counties Cabell County, WV, Mason County, WV, Putnam County, WV

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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OHC053-WVC011-053-079-230830-
 
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
223 AM EDT SUN JUN 23 1996
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  430 AM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...S...
 
IN SOUTHEAST OHIO
 
   ...SOUTHERN GALLIA COUNTY
 
 
IN WEST WEST VIRGINIA
 
   ...CABELL COUNTY...SOUTHERN MASON COUNTY
 
IN WEST CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA
 
   ...PUTNAM COUNTY
 
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS SOME SMALL STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS IN THE
WARNED AREA. SOME ROADWAYS HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER IN THE
HURRICANE AND MILTON AREAS. WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEDE WITHIN THE
NEXT TWO HOURS.
 
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.  IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.  MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.  DO
NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
 
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. WATCH OUT FOR MUD SLIDES.
 
 
 
PACKETT
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In the hours before

KYZ101-102-105-230700-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
143 AM EDT SUN JUN 23 1996

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR GREENUP...CARTER...AND LAWRENCE
   COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS THE
REGION...BUT INTENSITY TRENDS HAVE WEAKENED DURING THE PAST HOUR.
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING CAN STILL BE EXPECTED
WITH THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS.

END/PACKETT

KYZ104-230700-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
202 AM EDT SUN JUN 23 1996

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ELLIOT COUNTY KENTUCKY HAS
   EXPIRED...
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CARTER COUNTY KENTUCKY REMAINS IN EFFECT
   UNTIL 300 AM...

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...HOWEVER INTENSITIES
SHOULD REMAIN SEVERE LEVELS. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND DEADLY
LIGHTNING WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH THE PASSAGE OF THESE
STORMS.

END/PACKETT

Flash Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 1996Every flash flood warning in 1996

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.